> Unless there’s a reason we can’t repeat the famous infrastructure jobs programs from a century ago
Right now we can't for a very similar reason that we couldn't prior to 1933.
But there's an election this year, so that can change.
> Hoover Dam Mark 2 sounds good to me.
Hoover Dam actually wasn't an infrastructure jobs program to counteract the downturn, it was planned and approved before the 1929 crash and subsequent Depression.
Right now we can't for a very similar reason that we couldn't prior to 1933.
But there's an election this year, so that can change.
> Hoover Dam Mark 2 sounds good to me.
Hoover Dam actually wasn't an infrastructure jobs program to counteract the downturn, it was planned and approved before the 1929 crash and subsequent Depression.